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Prevalence of risk factors for Type II Diabetes Mellitus in the inhabitants of Parque Chacabuco, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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  • Cecilia Melisa Delgado
  • Jessica Gabriela Huamacto-Rivera
  • Jenny Rosemary Geisse Vyhmeister
  • Carlos Jesús Canova-Barrios

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Objective: To determine the prevalence of risk factors for the development of type II Diabetes Mellitus in a sample of adults aged 18 to 60 years in the Parque Chacabuco neighborhood of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires during the period from August to September 2024. Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional, and quantitative study. The FINDRISK survey was used to evaluate the prevalence of risk factor for type II Diabetes Mellitus. Results: 71 individuals were enrolled. 35.21% percent of the sample was between the ages of 18 and 34, 64.79% were female, 71.83% were unmarried, 90.14% were employed, and 45.07% were working under a dependency relationship. According to the FINDRISK Scale, 49.30% of the participants were overweight, 61.97% had a family history of Diabetes, 57.75% were sedentary, 23.97% had a low consumption of fruits and vegetables, 1.41% were hypertensive, and 45.07% had a low risk (

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Handle: RePEc:dbk:southh:2026v5a198
DOI: 10.56294/shp2026371
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